Brain Imaging of Nicotine and Tobacco Smoking

This book documents the effects of nicotine and tobacco smoking on the
human brain using a variety of imaging techniques. Very sophisticated technological
instrumentation has been used by the authors of various chapters to provide
the reader with a visual picture of the remarkable brain effects of nicotine
and tobacco smoking. The numerous colored illustrations throughout this book
are an attempt to capture even the slightest nuances in the unique effects of tobacco
smoking and its major active ingredient, nicotine, on the brain.

Every reasonable attempt was made by each author to present an accurate
description of the data in a scientific manner so that the reader can judge how
nicotine and tobacco smoking affect brain function. The editor encouraged each
author to be as factual as possible on the results presented. Hopefully, that goal
has been achieved.
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